Joe LoBuglio said:I recently purchased a 1990 Trek 520. It is a lugged steel frame.
I am concerned that there may be a crack in the non-driveside
chainstay. Images of the area of concern are at
http://tinyurl.com/b8zfg .I was wondering if anyone has seen anything like this before.
I will be chipping the paint off to look at the bare metal but am
hesitating in case there is some useful information that can be gleened
from its original state. I will post pictures of the bare metal after
folks have a chance to look at this.If this is a crack, can it just be repaired or need the entire stay be
replaced?
I have a 1991 Trek 520 bicycle frame. It is made from fairly thick and
heavy True Temper tubing. If a fix is needed, or wanted, a competent
welder could just TIG weld over the area. Repaint it with whatever
auto touch up paint matches.